The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-27 00:00:00

BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventor or manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the grater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identildca- Lion in England; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex posed by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end of each piece:—" 3lanufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a Lyon eta Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. 'OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING: (14th time' a new Opera, founded on Goldsmith's Comedy, and to be called SHE STOOPS TO t!ONQUER. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. After which, the Burlesque Opening of the Grand National Vantomime, HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. 11HEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with THE MAN OF THE WORLD. Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barrett, Mr. G. Neville; Misses Atkinson, R. Leclercq, and Murray. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto mime of SINBAD THE SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders of_ the World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. Lauri ; Harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons, Messrs. W A. Barnes and J. Morris ; Columbines, Madame Boleno and Misses Gunniss. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. 71111EATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE LIT rLE DAISY. Miss Maria Harris. Followed by BUNKUM MULLER. Mr. Sothern. After which, OUR I AMERRCAN 0 Gordon, Roger;l./SLN : Messrs Fothern, Buckstone, Chippene, Braid, Clark, Cullentord, &c.c. ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Harris, Lindley, Hill, &c And A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DENIONIO(a Triumphant Suczess) will be repeated E ver y Evening . during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled 'TIE LOST CHILD: Messrs. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Moreland; Misses Percy, Pauline Leclereq, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. A iter which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicles," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brougham, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is inade to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-. Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, HARLEQUIN LITTLE TOM TUCKER; or The Fine Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman %rho Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't ;wow what to do. MIEW THEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI.- Solo Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. 4 1 1 2lst Week of Miss Bateman. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSEBREAKER. Miss Woolgar and Kr. J. L. Toole. At / to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH Miss Bate- Man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil ing,ton, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburnc; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. sillington. To conclude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortnnio and his Seven Magic: Men. Messrs. J. Clarke, R. Phillips, Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. LEAH. -EVERY MISS BATEMAN, NIGHT. MISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING' ' the 128th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, in the character of LEAH. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the principal character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are engaged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. Mathews Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, and Mrs. Charles Manlove. THIS EVENING, and during the Week, at 7 o'Cock, an entirely new Comedy, in 3 Acts, by Leicester BuckinL,r ham,•Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINING: Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John stone. Mr. Montague ; Mrs. ( harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by At% Charles Mathews just translated from the French)in his characteristic character of Un Anglais Timide, entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBEit. To crmnlnde with TEE BIRTHPLACE.OF PODGERS. Mfr. J. L. Toole, ROYAL STRAND TREAT.RE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. To be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. 'chord, Mr. Parselle ; Miss Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS 3.ND EUR.Y DICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, gesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, (to. Concluding, with MARGATE SAN DS. Commence at'. GRACE EGERTON (Mrs, George Case), at the POLYGRAPHIC HALL, Kin; William street (her THIRD SEASON in London), in her New and hiohly successful Characteristic and Musical Entertainment entitled " A DRAWING ROOM TO LET." EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday). Saturday 3lornings at Three. Stalls. 3s. ; unreserved seats, 2s. ; area, Is. Will continue positively for a month only. Last performance March 12. TIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,' Containinz the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, An be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. C OALS. —The LILLE SHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. Top 255. Nut 5........ 19s. „ Deep .225. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots. Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, ,f?addington, W. Best Core Terms cash. JOIIN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 4h. 49rn.—Aftemoon, sh. sm. To-moßsow.-Morning, sh. 20m.—Afternoon, sh. 40m. The Weather—Sun Office, Feb. 27, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 33 Barometer-29,72. Wind—N,E, ; light breeze, and cloudy. i _,-, eicii ...• rah, &„ , 11 , qi ti gt t .11 6W i la P OA& -- ;4 1.1)1t • . A L ~ • , #N .. . LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 27, 1864. When affairs of a complicated character are being discussed in all political circles, and form the topic of conversation in public and private conferences, i t i s of great importance that the most correct es timate should 1 )e arrived at concerning their na ture and attributes. Anything that tends to throw additional light on the subject is very welcome, and should be duly appreciated. For this reason the speech of Sir 1 411011 CAIRNS the other night on the subject of the seizure of the St e a m R ams, is a fitting study for all who desire to be informed on this very perplexing question, The hon. and learned gentleman gave a clear re view of facts' and hero and th ere en t ere persed them with his 07,- , n obser va ti ons; b ut hi s remar k s , although very emphatic, did not detract from the precise su m . "nary which he presented of the chief events th a t nave taken place during the course of events. The fallacious mode of procedure which has been followed by the Government was ably exposed by Sir lIUGEE CAIRNS, and h e a d vanced argumen t s which were completely unanswerable. One point on which be laid great stress was the observation o f E,rl RUSSELL, in a despatch written last March, " that he con s id ered the case of the Ala bama and the Oreto a scandal." A statement of this kind, emanating from a Mi nister, requires some explanation, and Sir HUM! CAIRNS endea 7'ured to elucidate the meaning of th© mystery. TV-er Earl RUSSELL meant it was a scandal that we had no laws to punish such offences, and that having laws we did not put them in force against hem. Following up this train of thought he put some queries which would have sorely puzzled the Fcreig4 Secretary to AOSWer Lad be been compelled to do so. IV hy ,if the law had not been infringed, was the case a scan dal, and why, if it had, did not the Government indict the persons who sent out the vessel. The extraordinary manner in which these Ministers conduct affairs cannot be better exposed than by the fact that the very day on which Earl RUSSELL wrote the remarkable dis patch referred to, Lord PALMERSTON too stated to the House of Commons that it was a fact that if they had seized the Alabama they would have been liable for heavy damages. Can anything be more incongruous or inconsistent than this. It is time serving w ith a vengeance. In the r epre s entati ve assembly of their countrymen the l‘linisters declare that they will not allow any interference with their rights, and meanwhile, in a written commu nication that is to traverse the seas that divide them from the nation that calls their actions in question, they own that their laws are a scandal, and seek to smooth away difficulties, and soften down irritation of feeling, by admissions totally diverse to the spirit of the country, and directly at variance with the general sentiments of the community. Sir HUGH CAIRNS made another attack upon Earl RUSSELL, and asked why he did not come to the House, and propose an alteration in the laws if they were not sufficiently stringent, instead of resting satisfied with the mere vague expression of regret. This is a home thrust the veracity of which all must acknowledge. The man charged with the responsibility of foreign affairs is bound to notify to Parliament the errors that he has discovered in the workings of the law as regards his particular department. It is cer tainly a little strange that these memorable words are not commented upon until nearly a year after their utterance. Lord PALMERSTON said that he and his colleagues had no intention of altering the law, and yet his Foreign Secretary has several times alluded to the idea, and entertained the sug gestion as reasonable, and also as one not without some remote hope of fulfilment, It needs not the hard reckoning of an opponent to declare that im plicit credence can neve: attach itself to statesmen who have so many and such contrary opinions at their fingers' ends, each ready to serve its turn and to duty as occasion demands, whether the jealous spirit of the British lion be awakened, or the wrath ful nature of transatlantic allies causes distrust and disgust. Perhaps the most telling point in Sir H. CAIRNS' admirable oration was that in which he referred to the great inconsistency displayed by the members of the Government in their conduct re specting these rams. The Attorney-General declared distinctly that nothing must be said or done to prejudice the case of the Government, but he and his colleagues did all they could to prejudice the case of the other Bide. On no less than three occa sions were adverse impressions conveyed by mem bers of the Cabinet when addressing public meetings during the recess. To say the least of this, such conduct is un-English in the extreme, and a very unworthy mode of taking advantage of a little brief authority: In fact, the whole affair teems with contradictions, and it seems almost incomprehen sible that the Ministers did not possess a larger share of that common sense on which Mr. GLASON so prided himself. The manner in which the Messrs. LAIRD have been treated is most arbitrary and unfair in the extreme. Seldom has an English subject been exposed to such injustice and injury by the chief authorities of the realm. As Sir HUGH CAIRNS forcibly put the case, had the loss fallen upon a less wealthy and stable irm utter ruin must have been the result. This, while pre judging the case, is a very strange way of carrying out the law of the country, and to take Earl Rus. SELL'S famous definition, it is a " scandal." The conduct is all of a piece, winding up with waiting four months, and then dating a letter "Im mediate," which imparts the astounding intelligence that a commission will be sent abroad to collect evidence. Why wait for four months before finding out this last act was necessary. Information is only filed after Parlia ment meets, and it is evident to the meanest capa city that the whole proceedings are characterised by the desire to gain time. IN hat matters it that important commercial interests are at stake, that international laws are violated, and that English honour is compromised abroad, while the private rights of subjects at home are assailed by those who ought to protect them ? The end is gained, the object reached, and the desire fulfilled. The Federal Government were displeased, and their anger must be mollified at any cost. How many victims must be sacrificed to appease the ruthless demands of the Moloch that sends across the Atlantic to make these arbitrary and overwhelming demands. The excel lent oration of Sir HUGH CAIRNS will long be re membered by all who take any interest in the grave and weighty matters of which it treats. It is not often that we meet with so clear and calm an expo sition of affairs, which are apt to excite the speaker, and tend to exaggeration. The majesty of the law in its fundamental principles of justice, the rights of the subject, according to constitutional doctrines, and the shortcoming's of the Government were each in their turn fully discussed and completely exa mined. It is a great satisfaction to peruse such a spirited and sensible address, and the gratification is enhanced by the thought that the earnest and eloquent words will not pass away with the evanescent excitement of the hour, but go forth in their bold utterance, independent spirit, and lofty tone to warn the recalcitrant, to encourage the doubting, and to teach the stranger in far-off lands and across mighty waters, that whatever an incom competent Government may do to create temporary mischief, the spirit of England is not extinguished, but may yet terrific burn, and that the heart of England is not dead to the claims of honour, truth, and justice, and will ever beat in unison with the sentiments of which they are the exponents, and respect the exercise of that fair play which is the chief characteristic of her people, and for the want of which nothing can compensate. The condition of the navy is always a matter that is sure to attriot the attention and excite the interest of any body of Englishmen, and the debate on the Navy Estimates seldom partakes of the dull ness and tedium of other statistical discussions. The debate on Thursday evening was animated enough for the proceedings of the Admiralty, at all times open to criticism and censure, and this year so remarkable as to occasion not remonstrance but surprise. At a time when we aro threatened with a transatlantic as well as an European war, when the most sanguine of pacificators can hardly hope that England, w ith a ll h er new-found caution and cowardice, will be able to preserve her boasted neu trality and inaction, the Admiralty propose to take the extraordinary step of reducing the number of our seamen. At any time such a proceeding should be reluctantly and cautiously undertaken ; but to.resolve upon it when no ono knows how sou we maybe called upon to put forth our whole naval strength is, to say the l east of it, both rash and im politic. It would be unwise enough were the re duction limited to the seamen, but it is also pro posed to diminish considerably the number of boys now being trained for the sea, and also the propor tion of our coastguardsmen ; so that not only is the futu re supply of trained seamen to be lesse ne d , b ut the valuabl e reserve, a l ways at hand in th e s h ape of the ;oetxtora, will be coneieraely weA4ened, It is true that the naval reserve is looked to to provide the additional strength required by sudden emergencies ; but, as Sir JOHN PAKINGTON pointed out in his straightforward and sensible speech the other evening, the coastguard possesses one great advantage over the naval reserve i❑ time of war — their superior discipline. The right hon. baronet reminded the noble lord at the head of the Admi ralty and his colleague, the Secretary for India, of their having taken credit, the one for founding the system of the coastguard, the other for the en couragement he had given to the system of training boys. By one of those extraordinary changes of opinion which seem to be popular in the present Administration these Ministers now appear inclined to discourage those very branches of the profession which they were previously most anxious to culti vate. Well might the right hon. baronet the member for Droitwich express his astonish ment that the Government should have chosen such a year to reduce our navy, were it only for the impression which such a course is likely to produce o❑ both sides of the Atlantic. Coupling the strong language which the indignation of Parliament has forced from the members of the Cabinet with this singular proceeding, we may well share Sir JOHN PAKINGTON'S apprehension that the Governments of Europe and America will entertain the idea that the louder we talk the less we are disposed to act. The truth most probably is that the Government—anxious to conciliate the public, knowing the indignation excited by the lavish ex penditure of the Admiralty—chooses the readiest and least costly mode of making a reduction, with ont duo regard to the possible exigencies of the ser vice. The diminution in the number of men and boys will cause no troublesome interference with comfortable sinecures and established abuses ; but if it be really the object to save money, a good many effectual modes of economising might be pointed out in our dockyards, without inter fering with the regular naval force. We are glad to find that Lord C. PAGET proposes to increase the pay of petty officers in the Royal Navy. This is a change which has been long needed, and even now it is not actually decided upon, since, strange to say, this item ie not included in the estimates. There is no greater mistake than to underpay the lower branches of the public service. No head can work without hands, and however able or expe rienced may be our chief officers, the main body of the work must naturally fall on their subordinates. When we look at the large sums received by the members of this and every other procession belong ing to the foremost rank, we reed not wonder if some discontent exists amor.g the lower ranks. Nor is cause for complaint wanting in the higher grades of the navy. Sir Is,IIN PAKINGTON, in speaking on this subject, remarked that more than once had he offered ships 'co distinguished officers, who had been forced to Psecline them because they could not afford the esspense entailed by accepting them. If we oonF,lder the many commanders and lieutenants who have spent the best part of their lives in the public service without obtaining the promotion they had a right to look for, we shall be very forcibly con vinced that there is need for more reforms than mere reduction in the administration of our naval affairs. Sir JOHN WALSH will probably find a good many to agree with him in the strictures which he passed upon the general spirit which prevails in official quarters. He pointed ant to the House that in the event of war we should need fleets in the West Indies, in the Pacific, in the Mediterranean, in the Indian seas, rand most especially in the Channel, and asked where were the iron ships to come from to supply these requirements ? As we have before stated it is quite possible to convert some of our old wooden vessels into a formidable fleet by putting a belt of armour round the water line. By this moans we should have a fleet very quickly, and cheaply ready for service, indeed the promptness and economy of such a proceeding might be looked upon as a dan• gerous precedent of the Admiralty. But the will is wanting in official quarters, and Sir JOAN WALSH said that there existed throughout the world a belief that England was no longer strong enough or filled with public spirit adequate to the repression of international outrage. The hon. baronet in another part of his speech said with great force that at the present crisis " it was essen tial that England should buckle on her armour should show that while holding out the hand of fellowship during peace, she did not always recoil from danger when danger came, and that she was able to support her friends, to vindicate her honour, and to redeem her engagements." None of these points does our present Cabinet consider essential, in fact we may almost wonder that they build war vessels at all, since they appear intended for no earthly purpose but to figure in the Estimates. It is time, however, that the serious necessities of the case were looked to. The public will not be satisfied with an apparent economy which deprives the country of the double reserve of the present and of the future ; diminishing the number of boys learn ing their profession, by those slow and sure stages which make the best seamen, and weakening the force of trained and able men, who are ready at a moment's notice to supply any sudden need. Some thing else is looked for at the present juncture, and the Government may rest assured that the cry this year will not be for reduction, but for readiness— not for economy, but efficiency. HoNotTR AND DITTY.—Some etymologists, if we mistake not, says a writer in the Saturcle‘y Review, tell us that the word "Honor" or " Honos" is really the same as the word " Onus ;" honours, in the sense of offices, being burdens as well as honours. Or rather perhaps the original common meaning would be charge or duty, some thing laid upon one; and as such charge or duty may be looked on either as an honour or as a burden, the two kindred words have ruu off into quite different meanings on different sides. The derivation seems far-fetched, and we are not going to decide whether it be right or not, But if it be right, it shows an approach to a cycle in the mean ing of words. When we say " You do me honour by say ing so," and when we say ".My sense of honour makes me do so and so," we use the word "honour" in two quite dif ferent senses. In the former phrase there is no reference to right and wrong at all ; in the latter, though the sense of honour and the sense of duty are not exactly the same thing, yet the notion of right and wrong begins to come in. So far as that notion does come in, we get, in this last and newest and most artificial sense of the word "honour," a slight approach to what, according to the etymology, was the original meaning. In both there is some notion of duty, or at least of something approaching to the idea of duty— an idea which le wholly absent from the intermediate senses of the word. A HINDU DESCRIPTION OF NATURAL SCENERY ! —How enchanting is the scene before 119. This sylvan lake, and its adjoining grove of fruit and flowering trees form a delicious retreat in the midet of so wild a country. How came they here ? Is this the resort of gods or nymphs ? Observe, over the limpid water of this mag nificent lake, float the white, ,the red, and the blue lotus. On the velvet leaves of the teLder lily the water-drops glisten like so many brilliants. Their slender stems rise above the water-level, bearing aloft many a peaked bud and full-blown blossom ; while hovering over them wild bees, drunk with honey or drowning in love, chase their mates in ceaseless revolutions. Nur is the bank less gorgeous. The majestic bamboo, with its fluted stem, yellow as if bathed in saffron water, and rich in feathery foliage, leans over the lake. The banana is there, heavy with its golden l in tinted fruit. Up s h oots the tall and tender areca, its ee ! rald tufts waving to the winds, its delicate stem entwined by the betel creeper. The ehampac and the mellica—flowers ) indeed, of all hues and forms, redolent with rich perfumes— scent the atmosphere, Tho clouds emit a gentle shower; bright look the trees. Add as genial zephyrs blow the out stretched branches rustle with tremulous motion, their radiant leaves throwing off the moisture in a profusion of Pearly drops. Birds sing. How sweet is their melody I How handsome the peacocks I Parrots, mainas, and green doves flit from bough to bough. how joyous they seem I Nut even the noonday Kin car, Wake itself felt witbiti the JacTer,—,4nt-cirtirirO, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, IW. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LE.EUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 26, 7.40 P.M. The Minister of War has proposed to the King to dismiss General de Meza from the army. The enemy was yesterday at Bolding, and his outposts in a more northerly direction. It has been noticed here that the Flonsburger Zeitung publishes its Copenhagen news under the head of foreign intelligence. The address to the King has just been adopted almost unanimously by both Houses of the Rigs• dag. It concludes as follows : " Our consolation in this most serious time is that the King will uphold our liberty and independence, and not allow Denmark to be weakened by dis solving our union with Schleswig. The people reckon on the declaration of the Government that the war shall be energetically prosecuted, and they trust that the King will convince the nations of Europe that the Danes are willing to make any sacrifice to preserve their nationality and their right to govern themselves:, SPAIN. MINISTERIAL DECLARATION RELATIVE TO TILE STEAMER PRINCE€ 3. MADRID, FEB. 23. The Minister of the Interior yesterday replied as follows to a question Senor Goicoerrotea relative to the seizure of the English steamer Princess at Malaga : "On the 13th of this month the Princess, of Newcastle, arrived at Malaga, her captain stating that he had come from London, His manner, how ever, excited suspicion, and on the first visit three large cases of arms were found. The governor of the province put himself in communication with the English Consul, in whose presence, and with whose consent a search was made. This led to the discovery of a quantity of arms and effects, and munitions of war. The declarations of the captain and crew were taken. All said they were going to Ancona to deliver the arms, and added that the armourer was a M. Felix, whose address they gave, and who was stated to be staying in Paris. Inquiries were made at Paris, but P.I. Felix was not there. He had gone to Marseilles, and from there had in quired of Malaga whether the Princess had arrived at that port. A proces verbal has been drawn up, and legal proceedings are being taken. I believe that the steamer did not come to dis charge its cargo in Spain. She carried two 12-pounders, munitions of war, and an arma ment of a special kind. These arms, the list of which I shall leave on the table, were without doubt intended for naval warfare, and it also believed that the vessel itself was in tended to be armed, since the ports were new. She had on board besides, Congreve rockets, board ing hatchets, and sailors' clothing. It is not strange that the cargo should be destined for Italy. This is all the Government knows about the matter. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 2G.—The market has been without animation, but in the little business doing prices are well maintained, Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f, 65c. Mobilier are unvaried at I,oBof. Rail way shares quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents 95 70 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 55 Credit Mobilier 1073 75 Do. end month 1076 25 Bank Slattres 3300 Credit Fancier 1265 Roman 0000000000 Italian Loan GS 10 ,Do, end month OS 'ew ditto — Do. end month — Russian Austrian ~ Spani,h Threos Home Debt ....• Deferred ItAlLwAva. Cash. Account, Orlerms lOlO 75 .. 1007 50 Northern 950 -- 952 50 New ditto Lyous and Mediterranean New ditto Southorn .. Western . Eastern ... Sardinian Austrian , Lombard . North of S?ain Saragossa. Ditto to liarcaona 930 - 930 -- 885 - 665 665 -- 517 50 - 480 - .. 480 - 376 25 .. 377 50 410 - ~ 410 - 520 - 521 25 497 50 .. 497 60 590 - 500 -- 209 75 LITRATTTAYI • Thonzson's ffinter. Annotated for the use of Schools. By Walter N'Leod. Pp, 142. Long man and Co. The editor and annotator of this charming little schoolbook has here, not by any means for the first time, evidenced his remarkable skill in the way of insinuating ktowledge delightfully, Of this rare art, an art born of tact and experience (the one a gift, the other an acquirement). Mr. M'Leod has already shown himself to be in the fullest sense of the term a!Sister-..namely, by a companion volumetto of Thomson's Spring, now in its second edition, and still more popularly by his issue, upon precisely the same plan, of Goldsmith's Deserted Village, now in its Tenth Edition ! Each of these little books, it should be said, is not on ,y as the title page intimates "For the Use of Schools," but each of them is especially adapted for eaudiclates about to undergo examina tion. At the head of the title page, in point of fact, are sigtificantly enough printed "Oxford Local Examinations," For the which, it may be remarked, those kind of elementary brochures are in effect the very thing. Preceding the Poem itself, there is given a brief memoir of the Poet. Thomson's " Winter," moreover, being accom panied by an abundanee of notes, every one of them, so far as we have been enabled to examine them, most aptly chosen, not one among them that we have seen being in any way superfluous—notes critical, explanatory and grammatical, as well as numerous illustrative examples and remarks on the analysis of sentences. Of the poem itself--.-what boots there English hing now to say one pas s in g syllabl e . Wh o i s th ere who ic knows whatever of the poetical mas pLiterature, who is not familiar with that magnificent Winter of Thomson—the first in one sense, the last in a no th er , a t once the pre.- te r ees i n anT ludo and the climax of his noble tribute to " The Season," and through the Seasons to the Maker of them? For the preservation of Thomson's fame in English literature—The Seasons are his Quadri lateral. And itie the ono of them that he first wrote, it is the one crowning and completing this series of four in their natural order when the three companion poems had beeneompleted—itis Thomson's," Winter" that Mr, M‘Leod has here selected as the theme through which to inculcate so many valuable truths of grammar and of rhetoric to the student in quit of this very in;brination, Vaelier's Parliamentary Companion again sup plies us with 1 wonderful little waistcoat-pocket Lords and Commons, bea u tif u lly p u t epitome of f a t n h d e yet published, for all that, at the "ridiculously limit amount" cf Sispence. The pre sent year of Brace, 1864, is the thirty-third year of its sessional appearance as a Quids Book. It is as full and complete a 3 ever; and its contents aro at this moment pore than ever interesting, now that the niceness of the balance of parties has become such that the file of the Ministry may be said to be trembling nigblly upon the suspension of a hair, Nine cardinals' hats aro at present disposable. Pius IX. has during his reign created 4 cardinals, and seen CJ disappear from this world. SIIAKSPERE AND BIRMINGHAM.—The People of Birmingham, as wall becomes the men of our chief War wickshire town, propose to commemorate the 23d April next, by founding a local Sbakspero Library. William Roupell, the great forger, is at the pre sent time an inliato of the convict prison at Portsca. Ho works in the yard, and is also engaged it:A levelling the fortificAtiew §grrounclipg U 4 ,4 town. The Trial of the Paris Conspirators. FRIDAY, FEB. 26, 7 A.M.—The Assize Court of Paris is the largest, or rather the one of which the dimensions are the least limited of the other courts which compose the Palais de Justice. It contains about 200 people,' including judges, bar, members of the other courts not on duty, jury, prisoners, bar. risters, and the general public. Whatever be the number it contains—one can hardly say accommo date—there was assembled yesterday morning, two hours at least before the doors opened, a crowd sufficient to fill it were it ten times as spacious. The presiding Judge, who may admit whom he pleases, was not very liberal, or perhaps strictly just, in exercising his privilege. One cannot satisfy every body; but it seems to be a standing complaint among the habitues of the Palais that on occasions like the present the hall is generally packed with police agents, and the space accorded to the public is the smallest possible. A good many ladies, who doubtless had the luck to belong to the families of the officials or their friends, and who were provided with the indispensable tickets, occupied the benches in the reserved part of the court; and the mem bers of the magistracy not on service for the day stood or sat on the platform behind the Judges. The jury were to the right of the Judges, of whom there were three—the President, M. Devienne ; and close to the jury was a table, on which were placed the eight bombs found with the prisoners, Six of them were whole; the two others in frag ments, as experiments had been made to ascertain their explosive power. Four pistols, two revolvers, one air gun ingeniously constructed, four poniards, and a large dagger lay near the bombs. A 61=11 port manteau, a travelling clothes-bag of oil cloth, and a horn and game pouch completed what are called les pieces de conviction. After some preliminary formalities the President ordered the accused to be brought into court. The four entered one by one, preceded and followei by gendarmes, and took the places assigned them. Each was separated from his companion by a gendarme, and five gendarmes sat in a line immediately behind them. Their counsel occupied seats on a bench under them, and divided by a partition. The prisoners, who are of the true Italian type—dark complexion and black hair—presented themselves without any visible embarrassment. They wore moustaches, but no whiskers, and in bearing and manner are of the most ordinary class. Their features, with perhaps the exception of Greco, who has a rather intelligent countenance, and seems superior to his companions, are of the coarsest kind. Soaglioni, the youngest of the four, is slight, and of a paler complexion than the others. They answered the questions put by the judge as to their name, age, and profession without hesitation. The jury were sworn in the usual form ; the right hand held up towards the large picture of the Crucifixion, and repeating the oath after the clerk of the Court. When this was over the acts d'accusation, which you will have re ceived before this, was read. The reading of this document occupied three quarters of an hour, when the direct examination of the prisoners (the interro • gation) commenced. Greco was the first, and his examination lasted about 50 minutes. The acts d'aecusation had been translated into Italian for the prisoners, who speak but little French. The ques tions put the President were on the points set forth in the indictment. Greco had some diffi culty in understanding these questions, or in re plying to them, and en interpreter had to be employed for the whole four. There was no attempt at denial or equivocation on the part of Greco. He admitted all that is stated concerning himself, his relations with Mazzini, and ;he object for which he came to Paris —the object being the assassination of the Emperor, which was phoned between him and Mazzini. From Mazzini he lead received the letters which were found concealed on his person. From Mazzini he had received the money to enable him to live in Paris until the deed should be consummated ; and from Mazzini he had received the weapons to be employed in it. No per son came between him and Mazzini. He had never spoken with Mazzini's secretaries about the plot; it was direbtly with Mazzini, and with him alone he had to do. From Mazzini he had received the 3,000 f. The first four shells he had received were sent to him from London, and the other six he got from Mosto, who was not in the secret. He had introduced him self into the house of Prince Murat, in order to throw the police off their guard, as they never would suppose that a man who frequented Prince Murat's house could be engaged in a conspiracy against the Emperor. Imperatori had never shown the least desire to separate himself from the others; on the contrary, he always appeared decided to follow them to the last, He declared that his intention was to throw the shells into or under the carriage of the Emperor on his way to or from the Opera in the Rue Lepelletier ; and the use be meant to put the re volvers, pistols, and poniards to was to defend him self ; or, if necessary, to complete the work of assas sination. ----- After the examination of Greco that of Trabuco commenced. Trabuco began by saying that all that had been said by Greco about the conspiracy and its object was the exact truth. To the question as to whether he had not been convicted in London of theft, he said it was not for theft, but for having pawned a watch belonging to a friend ; and that his imprisonment was only i;J: three months. He had been engaged as n singer in ,a coffeehouse in Lon don. To the question as to whether on his arrival in Paris he had not been condemnod for a similar offence, be replied— " Yes ; but I was in a wretched condition. I trio to gain my living by teaching music, but I did not succeed. i have been one of Garibaldi's soldiers; I have shed my blood :or my country--for the country that I love. lam humane ; but when I saw my unfortunate country given over to brigands, and when I saw the Emperor of the French shut ting his eyes to the fact—and yet he is the father of a family, the father of a nation—well, he shut his eyes—l grew desperate. I have a ball for the service of my coun try, After that we had the immense misery of Asproloonte. My beloved General (Garibaldi) was wounded and made prisoner. I was very wretched. It was at that very mo ment I made the acquaintance of Greco. I was mad with grief ; I could not advance or retire. Greco asked me to dinner. He knew I was a man, and it is true that I was esteemed at Naples. I gave a concert there which succeeded admirably. I followed Greoo. I had not a farthing in my pocket. Greco was very kind to me—kind as a brother. We agreed to give concerts, but we earned no money. It was then that he unfolded his plans, and my head was on fire. The Presidont—What were the newspapers that set your head on are ? Trahueo—All the papers in Italy. lie was asked if he had sworn to take away the Emperor's life. He said he had not " sworn," alld that this part of the business did not belong to him, The examination of Trabuco lasted till a quarter to 1 o'clock. He made no very Ltvourable impres sion on the public. His appearance wa: of the most ordinary kind. He wore long black hair, i 7r e tlY and dirty, a thick black moustache, and board. ue spoke very little French, with a decidedly Italian accent, but in his manner of answering was far more animated than tho others, He avowed all. Imperatori was next examined. He appeared more intelligent than Trabuco. He tried to speak French a little better than Trabuco, and answered with calmness all the questions put to him. He threw all the blame on Greco, who, by little and liitle, he said, had got him into the plot, so that it was no longer in his power to draw back. It was he who had introduced Scagliont to Greco, but he denied that it was he .who bad incited him to join in the plot. Ile seemed to look upon Greco with the utmost contempt. Scaglioni flatly contradicted Imperatori, who, he said, was the first to speak to him about the plot. He told Imperatori that he should take time to re- fleet; and two days after he had made up his mind to join them. His introduction to Greco was, there fore, a mere formality. Scaglioni admitted that he was present when the bombs were ,loaded. The impression produced by the examination of :he prisoners may be unjust, but, as far as I could perceive, it was that Greco had enticed the others to join in the conspiracy with the intention of do. no - analog them at the first favourable opportunity. It was even rumoured that he had at one time served as an agent in the secret police. What, per haps, led people to think so was the facility with which ho accused Mazzini. It was chiefly on the complicity o Nazzini that the inveNtigAtion s eemed to turn, and Greco invariably eclared that the orders for everything were g i ven b y . . The witnesses, who are 20 in number, were then called. The first was the Commissary of Police of St. Louis. He repeated what he had already set forth in the acte d'accusatzon—viz., that when the prisoners presented their passports on their arrival at the frontier he was struck by the name of Tra buco, who had in 1862 been pointed out to him as a dangerous character; that he had informed the Prefeet of Police of the fact, and had sent one of his agents with him to Paris. The proceedings were suspended at half-past 2. • . _ _ At 3 o'clock the Court resumed, and the other witnesses were called. The landlady and the land lord of the house where the prisoners lodged gave the same evidence as mentioned in the acts d'aceu satton. The evidence which produced the greatest impression in the Court was that of M. Devisme, the well-known Paris gunmaker. He deposed to having examined the bombs, revolvers, and the poniards found in possession of the accused. The bombs are of a perfectly oval shape and are about the size of a swan's egg. They are cast in zinc. They might easily be constructed in a private room. IVL De visme and his assistants had tested their explosive powers. He put them in a cask, the staves of which were nearly an inch thick, and bound with strong icon hoops. He exploded them by means of a slow match, for they were very dangerous to handle. They burst into 30 or 40 parts, tore through the staves, brook the hoops in pieces, and the fragments buried themselves in the wall of the cellar in which the experiment was made. Their effect when thrown among a crowd, or near a carriage, must have been terrific. They are about three-quarters of an inch thick. He had tried the others, after having taken out the powder with which they were loaded, by throwing them on the pavement, or macadamised surface, and on a boarded floor ; and three or four of the percussion caps invariably exploded. In fact they were most formidable projectiles. An expert was next examined to prove Mazzini's handwriting. It is understoed that a documut in the writing of Mazzini during the Republican 00- vernment of Rome, now in the archives of the Foreign-office, was produced, and compared with the letter of instructions said by Greco to have been given to him by Mazzini. The expert entered into a long statement to show that the handwriting was the same. Several other witnesses were then examined, but their evidence was little more than a corroboration of what has already appeared in the acte d'accmi sation. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. Today, judgment was passed on the four Italian conspirators. Greco and Trabuco are condemned to transportation" for life, and Imperatori and Scaglioni to 20 years' imprisonment. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. There was a small supply of fruit and vegetable at our market to-day. The trade was firm, at the following quo tations : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples lO 0 to 12 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 6 0 to 10 0 Foreign do 1 0 to 2 6 Melons .. Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 6 to 4 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..3 6 to 8 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberries hf sveo 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 8. d. 8 Mulberrles,prpt..o oto 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 3to 1 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 Peaches.. ...... 0 oto 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 6 oto 7 0 1 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 10 to 1 6 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 6 Rlicl ditto 0 OSo 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 10 to 1 9 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 9 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 6 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 Bto 1 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 oto 95 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 o New ditto, pr pt 1 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 1 oto 1 3 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 6 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 oto 0 0' Mint and savory-0 oto 0 0 Clarlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Gre, -. n peas, h.-sv. 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 N'rench beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 6to 2 6 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 6to 1 0 Eninach 0 oto 0 01 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 - grime's sprouts 0 oso 0 0 seakale, par bun. 1 oto 2 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, 5.s Od to 7s Od; poults, 4s Od to 4s 6d each; geese, 6o Od to 7s Od ; ducks, 2s cid to 3s Od ; ducklings, 3s Od to 4s Od; rabbits, is 6d to is 9d each ; wild do., is to is 2d ; pigeons. Os 8d to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls, 9s Od to 12s Od ; chicleens, 6s Od to 8s Od; barn-door fowls, 3s 6d to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s 6d to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, 3s to Os Od; snipes, Os to Os 9d; teal, is 3d to Os Od; wild ducks, Os Od to 2s Od; wid,:reons, is Od to Os Od ; plovers, is Od to is 3d each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, I.os Od to —s Od ; French do., 78.0 d to 98. Od per 100 ; leverets, 3s Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os 04 to Os Od.. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is ed. to 2s 2d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, scl to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 53 Oti to 18s ; cod, 3s Od to 12s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; doreys, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, is to 4.3 0c0; crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, 3d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 8s to 20s natives, 65s to 70$ per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to ss; hadclocio, 6s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od - po2.- dozen; mackerel, Os per 100 ; fresh herrings, 7s to Bh.l per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os ed to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d o 48 4d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s Sd ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; v 4s 4d to 5s Od ; and pork, ;is 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs, by the carcase. WWII TECHAPEL. Beef, from 3g 4d to 4s 1; mutton, 35 8d to 4s 8d; veal, 4s 4d to 4s 10d; and por • 3s 4d to 4s 6d per Sibs by the carcase. Blll.'l. A.D. The prices of wheatenbr Sad in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AliD SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, , 21cl to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3h 1; 801 b. to BSlb, 31d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 31d to 4t d ; 961 b t, 10 , 41 b, 4d to 41d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d. Horse hides, 9s 6 d to 10s 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to 03 Od ; polled sheep, 12s Od to 14s Od ; half. breds, lOs Od t o 12. s Od ; Downs, 7s 6d to 9s 6d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; she allinge, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARIi s SMITHFI3LD.—Meadow hay, -e3 to £4 5s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 .10s Od; and straw, £1 26 to lOs per load. Supply moderate. CUMBERLAND.. — MmIow hay, £3 Os tv, 118 s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10e Od; and straw, £1 2s to 10s per load. A fair deoand. 7s Od ; clover, WHITEC}I.A.PEL,—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £1 Os to £5 LOs Od ; and straw, £ 1 2 s to 11. 10s per load. Trade inactive. V tatt C 4 OllO I 111, HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 26. The Queen, attended by Viscountess Soceir4 drove out this morning. Major-General Sel°ol/1 attended on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helene a nd Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline B ar ; rington, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. D. De 10 1 wen to London. Her Royal Highness the Grand Dacha' Mecklenburg Strelitz, and their Serene Highnesses Prince Edward and Prince Gustav of Saxe Weiular visited the Queen and remained to luncheon. The Prince and Princess of Wales' The Prince of Wales rode yesterday 111361-°' attended attended by Major Teesdale. The Princess of Wales drove out in the aft 00014 attended by the Countess De Grey. elga And Their Royal Highnesses Princess H Princess Louise visited the Prince and Prille3sis of ioe Wales at Marlborough House. Lady Cl/-00 Barrington and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. D .e attended their Royal Highnesses. • the The Prince of Wales attended the debate 111 House of Lords. k ith The Prince and Princess of Wales dined t her Royal Highness the Duchess of Camb ridge sr° St. James's Palace. The Duchess of C a Royal Highness the Duchess of 02briug Her r gave a grand entertainment last evening:, at apartments in St. James's Palace, to their irirt:, 0 Highnesses the Prince and Princess of i'aeji Their Royal Highnesses the Grand, pnches.:pre Mecklenburgh Strelitz and the Princess Merl set also present. The following were invited to l a ` so their Royal Highnesses :—The Prince and r rin , c , e o Edward of Saxe Weimar and Prince Gustav o f ' a d Weimar, the Marchioness of Ely, the B arl , fl „ - r d Countess of Derby, the Earl of Malmesbury, P"v" Courtenay, and General Peel. The Count°We r e Grey, General Knollys, and Major Teesdale in waiting on the Prince and Princess of WAle°';sll Later io the evening his Excellency the Dia'es Minister, the Earl De Grey, the Earl and C°lll3,teOo Sel l° of Fife and Lady Anne Duff, the Countess of So t ; and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, and the Ear l joined the royal party. The Prince and Princess of Wales retired at past eleven o'clock. et' His Royal Highness the Prince of il ralefls tended by Major Teesdale, on Friday a fternoon exhibition of Carl Wernee's drawings of Jeruf4alej9 Pad, Bethlehem, and the Holy Places, at the Insti tute of 1911- tars in Water-colours, 53, Pall-Mall. pg s Of Her Royal Highness the Princess Angtl9-pr se Sege-Coburg, with her young family an d naal:l3:' I suite, arrived at Dover on Thursday ev ening, I n a steamer, from Ostend. The Princess, on la rldi 2° 'her seeded to Birmingham's Lord IS ardsn Hotel, Wm - th her Royal Highness passed the night. The Princess, family and suite, left yesterday morning 11 tbLd°llo6 Eastern Railway Company's express an d trav°"galtli London-bridge and Charing-cross junctions on to the t 'Western Railway, over which the journey to Cl3re-01% was completed without change of carriage or d elaY. a s t 11 Royal travellers reached the Esher station at half-Pntieen o'clock, and immediately proceeded in one of the e I T her Marie Amelie's carriages to Claremont, on a v is l t n -c) rio' illustrious mother. The saloon carriage in which the fisv 1 cess travelled was furnished by the South-Eastern "'" Company, and Mr. Knight, the superintendent a thstr way, attended her Royal Highness to Waterloo. His Excellency Rainandrain, his B lee ' ) the Raimiferingia, and the Rev. John Duffus (interprefer''s Madagascar Embassy from the Mauritius, Pa° sBll .o g oeabf the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer have arrived in London, and are staying at ell Webbs Hotel, 220, Piccadilly. has The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailes barY left Pall-mall for Savernake Forest, Wilts, where 011 entertain a family party. II rol l ' The Marquis of Bristol and Lady Adeliza ' ll and the Earl and Countess Jermyn, have arrived o,l'o. James's-square, from Ickworth-park, Bury St. (ira.e The Marquis and Marchioness of Salishor-'. O , in tertained at dinner last evening at the family Arlington-street, the Earl of Carnarvon , the 1-I,lsa- Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary StanhoPey over, Lord Stanley, M.P., Sir Hugh and Lady C 4 ' .- Froth), Mr. Arthur Russell, M.P., :Fto. A IS° The Marchioness Townshend, the their Townshend, and Lady Audrey Townshe nd return t° residence in Grosvenor- lace to-day from Br ighton. arty The Countess Russell had a small and en rl YS,irse last evening at her residence in Cheshata• place, W ill ber s of attended by the diplomatic corps and several vier° the aristocracy. Eab ba le Lord and Lady Rendlesham and Miss L 3 o s ll, arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from nen Lady Barren gave her second noserprt:viooli evening at her residence in Berkeley- s quare. - 401 to the assembly Sir Percy and Lady Burrell tee; select circle at dinner, a IVirS. The Right Hon, W. F. Cowper, MY., .„, g , at Cowper received a select party at dinner last o°l their residence in Curzon-street. the The Hon. George Fitzwilliamit dlesharobii last he tv Clarendon Hotel for Kimbolton Castle, on a vis Duke and Duchess of Manchester. vtr, The Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Lawson have returned to the Clarendon Hotel, frog' burgh, SET CF nr 01 5 i'l/ . THACKERAY TOWARDS THE SITN"': ri dgy O re ; —We cannot resist here recalling one P.u,_ two fiell,e in gin December, when he was walking vilti l ~,,e of L",. along the Dean-road, to the west of Edinble:gereaw-s, 0 1 ° 0 5 noblest outlets to any city. It WAS a lov e ' rk bar a w e tte d a sunset as one never forgets; a rich da ,, the Ilie t lae hovered over the sun, going down behl l3 ' be t s eeco t , er , hills, laying bathed in amethystine bloom ; tte pa re fe ir t " r y cloud and the hills there was a narrow slip ,f: w ere tile, ut of a tender cowslip colour, lucid, and as ", t stsaclink'cor body of heaven in its clearness ; every okl ee e nd °; ,, e art as if etched upon the sky. The north-west ii , the 'ea is storphine-ffill, with its trees and rocks , W o o, . 118 e ,, a re of this pure radiance, and there a worg l " P ' oa rati r1:1° d 'i up the quarry below, was so placed as to ° s aws , r ge to tly of a cross; there it was, uninist al _ o a a t it 41 gen tle, against the crystalline sky. All three 07 0020 10i0 , ,3 wo rd As they gazed he gave utterance, in a i t .", in t b d t hen and rapid voice, to what all were f ee I .,,a o ace , a ll - - " Calvary !" The friends walked on in " , T he LITERARY AND ;SCIENTIFIC MEETIN Gel FOR THE turned to other things. f{,oo.P.'-• e 110 rat il6t l ENSUING WEEK.—ileday—Actuaries, a, %7, 'De- A PARLIAMENTARY COMMI-- ...., o f 6 ion diu termination and Distribution oir°fits , ' Mr. Meikle •; Archi- excitement which attends the lett.e:: are 50 . 1 a in, testa, at 8 ; Royal Academy, at 8, ' Sculpture,' P. rofessor mentary committee room, where the Pr', ° _,„ atsbella.: end Westmacott; Royal United Service izistitution, at 81 , 'Ara and the blanks so many, yet so obstinate:l.:ooe grow d ra wn moored or Ironclad ships—their Advantages and Dee 'acts,' would be well shown if we could analYt ar e til tl ' 9 etsri, Captain Selwyn. Tuesday Anthropological, at 8, 'Ol -igin show what manner of men they are ore, d a rns „a of of Races and Natural Selection,' Mr. Wallace; Royal In- together. Here are barristers, Bolicit s . r o e the s P ti° • stitutien, at 3, 'Morphological Phenomena of Alai/. aal agents, clerks, clergymen, men O. _ .l .p de , 0 _Life,' Professor Marshall; Photographic, at 8 ; Engineet 'B, the sea, secretaries and projectors of e":, toi ers 0 to at ' Mont Canis Tunnel,' Mr. Sopwith, Wednesday- Society o f Arts, at 8, ' Verification of Olive Oil by Means - joint-stook enterprise beneath the naooo,Bld t beer; ge re, 3 and collieries, iron foundries, nobleraetipoy ea ,.. pot s° railway chairmen, railway directors, eldersr ituougrar.osir of its Cohesioi; Figure,' Mr. Tomlinson; Society of Litera -Royal Institution, at 3, ' Morpho ture, at 8. 21/ursa:,7 nimal Life, Professor Marshall ; ► railway engineers, railway ehareh. e _` . 1110 a , tO 6 element many o logical Phenomena of e_k Antiquaries, at 8, ' Institatis.:su of Justices of Trailbaston,'for at least LA. Cora eitte r arity ) Mr. Nichols ; Linnean at 8 , ' . .. i d e2.tit Y of Pines Race r , 'Private Bills" which come before t a Mile of f.,n,,,) to f is th st e r s o e ng la es s i t oafs all ought s to ,loir jetrotbeositro:pro, Macedonia, with I'. excelsa) Hini` da Y e ; Dr. Hooker ; n toted by railway companies. Scarcely e a. ,_ of 0 1 0 °_; 3 01 3)ouble Cocoanut of the Seychelles ,' 'Fecundation of B ritain but you will find some one he i r cw ea tae e r . u ilita e t Orc 'llds'' Dr. Criger ; ' Fre!ctification of o,4tonyphe Car- 1 git re you a free pass over it. Scar t c o eLs . ' 3 lo3 hero than 'v. M. J. Berkeley ; Cheeaical, at 8, ' Non-Metallic t'al• 41 . 4' ht.men this corridor PL. theyO'' a B ltn i. pu l ri / t i ce l s ly , . ef Refined Copper,' ProA c essor Abel ; Royal, at 111. 4 ' -ham- Institution, at 8, ‘Piserimination , of room as e 02 y o 'n ,w en n c o e ifi bu os t . yu r u o saoroehmore likely . find tbs e lo 7, oe g s themselves are as much the broker and the mere tten s eiso' Organic Bodiee`.s b - their Optical P t" ' Professor is to • Pro ,es, • eeluch a ee tjeteo e tee learly all the enthusiasm Stokes; Archsaologil eel Iteetitute, at 4 ; Royal ljn:ted Ser- see so . c- - of . , __ ati d this "" where t,. evlecation of Electric Teleg.-aPhY.I4 rdlY any earn vice Institution, at 3, 'rte most wonderful of any. ..- -a- :,, wilate prise to Steering, &c., of Men-e! -War ' ' `Flexible Coffer-dams for Clea... ° ' Lieutenant Gilmofc ; j og o f it sums money foolishly after all, a 0 , et a seeing so clearly with at their Pr_ia &c., Ships Afloat,' have you a 1 respect ro . o _,e, aria about o pead 6° ;. Captain M'Killop Bat . urday—lto . - , al Institution, at 3, ness men can king money—ter i l er° O°Y aet as se i g baarreitrdes;uvsheredeltst:acopenicl; ee us blac ' Metallic Elements,' Professor Fr j 4.—Athenceum. ci k lal project of ma go about their p J cl" anklaus 'ICH CHAM- must: - also gather ' JUDGE'S CHAMI3ERS.—QUEEN'S BE, odd, indeed, did we u°' ~,., fl o cks' the blabs it would be BERS.—The followi I • f ' nsacting ET aro to bo found ber d e ""Beboacrtr ale ng regu ations .or tra sheep, and such eh, the unprineiPle () wing fa a lto the business at these Ch ' erved till further notice :—Acknowledgments of deeds win I, - bubble-blower—ene . ambers will bo strictly ohs. - ea professional project or,absolutelY /3v oa tiog'. s e) s NAmongst so heterogere ° o 50030 00 vho care . ar e adv ° istrl ° i f taken at 10 o'clock ; original summonses to be placed on the , 'einsic merits 0.. file ; summonses the A eed, that t _as j ou t oe adjourned by the Judge will bo heard at ' n " . projects theilyey baud rio cil oat o ci , well enough, mu' :cot is to Sque ez ' iiio a' kii half-past 10 o'clock ; summonses of the day will be called kn° " ' - t whose e ine ob, ..,, ~ throw it O a / ....../O le merits—lne. . 0, arta ' , me- _by dozen° . and numbered at a quarter before 11 o'clock, and heard the scheme as k7°sell3l be fex end here , 1, ore" consecutively; the parties on two summonses only will be allowed to attend in the Judge's room at thesametime ; all se".o , ' t ily orange. Such are ;‘) long orders to be loft that they may be ready on being a p. -When W(3 , N 0 ti' lla Society for 31arch, _ 15.... . torie l 'i ' C ll w e - ° plied for the following day ; counsel will be heard at 1 ,l TIE MODERN JA!'" in _ , pic catios. oii, 00 o'clock ; the name of the cause in which counsel are engaged present out' beloved co, I. l, o `Y nor, ti _ e _ . N a di : 1 4 , to . to be, put on the counsel file. Affidavits in support of ex select one of the two favou.rst•je, : c,boose / °b tla il - 01 1 av ,,.. 0 parte applications for Judge's orders (except those for orders sire to be comic and realistic, fall , „ la . : if ire . I v .4 % e i r aet, to hold to bail) to be left the day before the orders are to be corpulent top-booted beeffaruler, I sact a , '4; 10 4 4 wi l e o we applied for, except under special circumstances ; such affi • thane's abominations, chooso Dr i ;be c6 e , P . 03, of thes° davits to be properly endorsed with the names of the parties serious and poetical, Y ° „„ eol , oil , I ler, e _ t ai n clai 4 and of the attorneys and also with the nature of the applica- shield, and trident, AS she " 1 1' or yo y U T, n :th : th. 0 pre' tion, and a reference to the statute under which any applf- of the realm. However el•f ° Co ` e2 J D N eed aO, 0,,, cation is made, the party applying being prepared to produce personages is supposed to of i a stie 4 , 4 Biat , the same; all affidavits read or refe ;red to beim the Judge courage, with a stern sense L . :4 0 ... , ( 11 . to be properly endorsed and filed, ' ferenee for deeds T4t13.0r tliall r v